There was actually such a good thing … Xu Qi'an was stunned. He thought to himself, 'Sir Supervisor, are you going to take out a mirror and tell me,' If you're my brother, then join the Heaven & Earth Society '!'
While he was still in a daze, he suddenly heard an air-piercing sound. He looked towards the stairs.
Two iron lumps, one black and one gold, flew past the two Jinluo and Xu Qi'an and flew towards the Supervisor.
The two lumps of iron melted in the air, turning into bright and dazzling iron paste that splashed towards the supervisor like water.
The two slurry blended together and formed the outline of a long saber.
"Sizzle!"
Water vapor appeared out of thin air and the core was quenched. When it landed in the Supervisor's hand, it had already become a saber embryo.
The Supervisor held the saber embryo and wiped the blade with his other hand. A dark golden saber was formed. The color of the saber was restrained and the blade was sharp.
The Supervisor flicked his finger and the saber embryo spun and landed in front of Xu Qi'an. It cut into the bluestone floor like tofu.
The two Jinluo who didn't use sabers stared at the dark golden saber with fiery eyes.
Is this alchemy?!
This is clearly magic. Isn't alchemy supposed to be extracting and separating substances from bottles and cans?
Xu Qi'an's worldview was greatly impacted.
After the shock, Xu Qi'an realized that the Supervisor was just giving a gift? No, he was slapping my face.
He was telling me, 'Young man, you know nothing about alchemy …'
The appearance of this saber was between the Tang saber and the Tachi in his previous life. It was more curved than the Tang saber and straighter than the Tachi saber.
The saber was slender and four feet long. It was low-key and luxurious, but also very cool.
"Hurry up and thank the Supervisor," Wei Qingyi said.
"Thank you, Sir Supervisor."
Suppressing the joy in his heart, Xu Qi'an took off his robe and wrapped it around the saber before holding it in his hand.
The saber was too sharp and could easily hurt others and himself.
With this saber, my combat ability will increase by at least one, no, two levels. Xu Qi'an was secretly excited.
Wei Yuan bowed to the Supervisor and led his three subordinates away from the Celestial Commissioner.
When he went downstairs, Xu Qi 'an saw Chu Caiwei and the Eldest Princess going upstairs. They seemed to be going to the Eight Trigrams Stage.
Under the gaze of Wei Yuan and Princess Royal, he took Chu Caiwei's hand and walked to the side.
"Are you free tonight? I'll treat you to Osmanthus Moon Restaurant." Xu Qi'an invited her for a date.
Who knew that the foodie Chu Caiwei would flatly refuse. "I'm going to enter the Imperial City later, so I'll stay at the Princess Royal Residence today."
There were endless pastries and delicacies in the Princess Royal's residence. Although the food in Osmanthus Moon Restaurant was delicious, it could not be compared to the chefs in the Imperial City.
I see … I have to be on night duty tomorrow and the day after. The day after tomorrow is the day when the Emperor worships his ancestors. The night watchman has to be responsible for security … Xu Qi'an thought for a while and said, "Then after Her Majesty worships his ancestors, come to my house for a meal."
He thought he might as well make a simple version of chicken essence. Osmanthus Moon Restaurant was still a little expensive.
"Do you have noodles for me?" Chu Caiwei remembered.
"Yes."
"Yes." She nodded.
Xu Qi'an smiled. "I'll wait for the good news."
The two separated. Chu Caiwei led Princess Royal upstairs. Xu Qi'an followed Wei Yuan downstairs. Xu Qi'an looked up and happened to see Princess Royal looking down at him.
Their eyes met. Xu Qi'an grinned. Princess Royal was expressionless. When she could not see Xu Qi'an's figure, she gently curled her lips.
Along the way, they met a man in white. Xu Qi'an handed the Black Gold Saber to him and asked him to give the handle to Senior Brother Song. He would come to pick it up tomorrow.
Out of Stargazing Tower, Wei Yuan entered the carriage. Yang Yan looked at Xu Qi'an and waved his hand.
"Do you know how to drive?"
Xu Qi'an shook his head. Who would drive a decent man?
Yang Yan nodded, handed the reins to him, and entered the carriage.
"???" Xu Qi'an was stunned for a while before he realized what was going on.
The expressionless leader wanted to train him.
…
On the Eight Trigrams Stage.
Chu Caiwei sat on the edge of the Eight Trigrams Stage. She was wearing leather boots and swinging her feet in the air.
She was holding a bag of candied fruits and eating them with relish.
Princess Royal stood on the side with her skirt flying. She looked like a fairy.
"Supervisor, I have a question." Princess Royal's voice was cold and sweet.
"Princess, please ask." The old Supervisor raised his wine glass and looked into the distance.
"Renzong moved to the imperial city and bewitched my father to cultivate. He ignored the imperial court for 19 years. Yunzhou is in trouble and disasters are happening everywhere. The imperial court's control over the southern border is getting weaker and weaker. The tribes in the north have wild ambitions. Daibun is suffering from internal and external troubles. "Princess Royal sighed." What are you waiting for? "
No one answered for a long time. Princess Royal turned around and saw that the Supervisor had fallen asleep.
Chu Caiwei said impatiently, "Princess, don't bother with this old man. He's so old. He should live as long as he can."
"…" Princess Royal looked at her. Celestial Commissioner was only a female disciple. Everyone spoiled her. Only she dared to talk to the Supervisor like this.
"Are you familiar with that gong?" Princess Royal changed the topic.
"Yeah." Chu Caiwei smiled with her crescent moon-like eyes. "Xu Ningyan is a talent, and he has a nice way of talking. I think he's quite interesting."
…
Hall of Health.
Master Hengy Yuan, who had been waiting in the neighboring residence for two days, finally came.
A ninth-ranked official wearing a green robe with a quail embroidered on it led a group of craftsmen into Hall of Health. Not long after, banging sounds could be heard from inside. It lasted until dusk.
Master Hengy Yuan waited until nightfall. After confirming that there were no night watchmen or Celestial Commissioner lying in ambush, he left the residence and entered Hall of Health.
He was surprised to find that the door of Hall of Health had been changed. The bumpy ground was paved with bluestone. The weathered stone tables and stools were replaced.
The doors, windows, eaves, and all kinds of appliances were either repaired or replaced.
The burly "Lu Zhishen" stood in the courtyard and was silent for a long time.
The old official who was in charge of Hall of Health was a light sleeper. He woke up when he heard the commotion and came out with a lantern.
"Master Hengy Yuan, you're back?" The old official was surprised and said, "You don't have to beg anymore.
The imperial court has just allocated funds to make up for the arrears. They even sent craftsmen to repair the courtyard this afternoon. "
"Funds?" Master Hengy Yuan whispered.
"Yes, it's two hundred taels of silver." The old official said happily, "The children and the elderly in the courtyard will have their expenses for the coming year. I plan to give each of them a set of winter clothes tomorrow. Sigh, it's just in time. Otherwise, many of my old friends wouldn't be able to survive the winter. "
…
Xu Qi'an was awakened in the middle of the night. He was furious. He thought to himself, "Which idiot is spamming in the middle of the night?"
He took out the mirror under his pillow and walked to the table to light the candle. He took a look at the message.
[Six: Number One, Number Three, have you discovered my hiding place?]
[Two: Damn baldy, why aren't you sleeping in the middle of the night? Why are you making so much noise?]
Number Two had a bad temper and seemed to have been woken up.
[Nine: What happened?]
The Jinlian Taoist priest appeared and reminded the members of the Heaven & Earth Society that Number Six must have encountered something.
Number One didn't say anything. He was probably peeping again.
Xu Qi'an didn't know what was going on and didn't say anything either.
[Six: Heh, I didn't expect my hiding place to be exposed so quickly. There's no harm in saying it. I'm at the health hall in Dongcheng. I sent all the children I saved here.
[This place has been struggling to survive. There are a few old officials who also have nowhere to go, a group of homeless children, and lonely elderly.
[But today, the imperial court suddenly remembered this place and sent people to repair the courtyard to make up for the silver that was owed in the past. The old official went to the Ministry of Revenue a few times but was chased out.
[I know, if there's no special reason, it's impossible for the silver to be transferred.]
If it was the night watchman, Number Six wouldn't be surprised. However, Lu Zhishen was shocked that Number One and Number Three could find out where he was hiding so quickly.
[One: It wasn't me.]
Number One immediately denied it.
If it wasn't Number One, then it could only be Number Three. Number Three was indeed a scholar from Yunlu Academy. Because of Uncle Pingyuan's case, he found out Number Six's background. However, he didn't do anything to harm Number Six. Instead, he quietly helped Number Six.
Number Three lived up to his reputation as a scholar.
Some admiration rose in the hearts of the Tian Di Hui members, and they approved of Number Three's character even more.
[Two: Number Three, did you do it?]
[… It wasn't me. I didn't do it. Don't flatter me.] Xu Qi'an remained silent.
If I don't explain, just take it that I'm admitting it. If everyone knows the truth later, I can also say: I didn't admit it either!
In addition, Xu Qi'an thought of something. He sold Number Six to Wei Yuan the day before yesterday. With Wei Yuan's methods and the clues he provided, it wouldn't be difficult to find Number Six's location.
Number Six saved so many children. How would he settle them?
If it was Xu Qi'an, his first choice would definitely be to investigate the health halls in the capital.
According to Number Six's words, other than Wei Yuan, no one else could order the people of the Imperial Court around.
Of course, Number One also had the ability to do so, but he (she) denied it just now.
They found the murderer who killed Uncle Pingyuan but didn't arrest him. Instead, they made up for the money owed to the health hall and sent people to repair the courtyard.
"Wei Yuan …" Xu Qi'an whispered in the dim candlelight.
